THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE EAST OF RUSSIA TRANSPORT SYSTEM FUNCTIONING

Abstract

The transport system of the Far East has an important role in the functioning of the socio-economic system of the region. The importance of transport in the Far East is determined by the following factors: a significant area of territory, a high level of localization of economic activities, uneven spatial development of transport infrastructure, the border position of the macro-region relative to key NEA countries. The growth of freight transport of certain modes of transport (rail, sea) is determined by the servicing of transit flows of Russian raw materials (coal) to the NEA countries even during the pandemic COVID-19. The decline in the passenger sector of the transport system of the east of the country under the restrictions of 2020 was not as significant as in Russia as a whole.